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Northshore October 2025
When I think about the first time I ate at G Bar & Kitchen in Swampscott, shortly following its opening last spring, the "day boat" of lobster pieces tucked into a homemade pasta sandwich with a creamy pink sauce left me wanting more. G Bar and Kitchen Chef Gregg Brackman "G" stands for Gregg Brackman, the owner and chef, who for three months worked on a 165-foot yacht, cooking for a Canadian billionaire with a food budget of $30,000. Then he opened his own restaurant in a small space on Humphrey Street in Swampscott with a would-be view of Fisherman's Beach, except that the residential dwellings in the neighborhood block it. Through th
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